crochet Bolero

 

 Crochet Baby Bolero Cardigan Pattern – Easy & Elegant Crochet Tutorial (with Size Guide)

Create a soft, stylish, and timeless crochet baby bolero cardigan with this detailed written pattern and step-by-step video tutorial. This sweet, ribbed crochet baby cardigan is worked sideways using half double crochet in the back loops only, creating a soft, flexible texture that feels beautiful to touch and wear.

Designed with a gentle V-neckline, rounded front edges, and a classic cropped silhouette, this bolero adds the perfect finishing touch to your baby’s outfit — ideal for layering over dresses, rompers, or onesies in any season.

🎥 Follow along step-by-step on YouTube here:
👉 Watch the full Crochet Baby Bolero Video Tutorial 

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🧶 Materials

• Yarn: DK weight – BELLISSIMA by Stylecraft (Shade: 3978 Flaming Fuchsia, 200g)

• Hook: 3 mm crochet hook

• Tapestry needle (for sewing and weaving in ends)

• Stitch markers

• 1 button for fastening

💡 You can substitute with any soft DK-weight yarn suitable for baby garments, such as Paintbox DK Cotton or Sirdar Snuggly DK.

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📏 Gauge

24 stitches × 11 rows = 4" (10 cm) × 3.25" (8.25 cm) in hdc blo
→ 6 stitches and 3.38 rows per inch

Maintaining correct gauge ensures your crochet bolero fits perfectly. Adjust hook size if needed.

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🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)

Symbol	Meaning
ch	chain
st	stitch
hdc	half double crochet
hdc blo	half double crochet in back loop only
hdc2tog	half double crochet two together (decrease)
dc	double crochet
fp tr	front post treble crochet
bp tr	back post treble crochet
RS	right side
WS	wrong side

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✨ Stitch Definitions

🧵 Half Double Crochet in Back Loop Only (hdc blo)

Yarn over, insert hook into the back loop only of the next stitch (the loop farthest from you), yarn over, pull through (3 loops on hook), yarn over again and pull through all 3 loops.
→ This creates a beautiful ribbed texture perfect for garments.

🎥 Watch hdc blo tutorial here

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🧶 Front Post Treble Crochet (fp tr)

Yarn over twice, insert hook from front to back around the post of the stitch below, yarn over, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through 2 loops at a time (3 times).
→ This creates a raised ridge on the front for decorative ribbing.

🪡 Back Post Treble Crochet (bp tr)

Yarn over twice, insert hook from back to front around the post of the stitch below, yarn over, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull through 2 loops at a time (3 times).
→ This creates a recessed ridge behind the fabric, perfect for alternating rib texture.

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👶 Pattern Notes

• The bolero is worked sideways (not bottom-up), starting from the hem.

• The back and front panels are worked as one piece, and the sleeves are added later.

• The V-neckline and rounded front edges are shaped using simple decreases.

• All stitches are worked using US crochet terms.

🎥 Watch shaping tutorial here

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🧵 Pattern Instructions

🩷 Back Panel

Foundation Chain: Ch 50 + 2
Row 1: Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. Ch 2, turn.
Rows 2–40: Hdc blo in each stitch across. Ch 2, turn.

🎥 Follow back panel tutorial on YouTube

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🩷 Front Panel 1

Foundation Chain: Ch 50 + 2
Row 1: Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and across till last 2 ch; decrease in last 2 ch. Ch 2, turn.
Row 2: Decrease at start, hdc blo across. Ch 2, turn.
Rows 3–10: Repeat Rows 1–2 for gentle waist shaping.
Rows 11–20: Decrease at both start and end to form V-neckline.

🎥 Watch front shaping tutorial

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🩷 Front Panel 2

Foundation Chain: Ch 50 + 2
Row 1: Hdc2tog in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, then hdc across. Ch 2, turn.
Row 2: Hdc blo across, decrease in last 2 sts. Ch 2, turn.
Rows 3–10: Repeat Rows 1–2.
Rows 11–20: Continue decreasing for neckline and shoulder.

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🩷 Shoulder Join

Sew front shoulders to the back panel (WS facing out).

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🩷 Sleeves

Leave 36 stitches on each side for armholes and mark with stitch markers.

You may adjust the number of armhole stitches depending on the size or layering preference.

Row 1: Join yarn at back armhole edge, hdc across to front marker.
Rows 2–10: Ch 2, hdc blo in each st across.
Rows 11, 14, 17, 20, 23: Decrease at both ends.
Rows 24–32: Continue hdc blo evenly.

🎥 Sleeve construction tutorial on YouTube

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🩷 Sewing

With WS facing out, sew from wrist to waist on both sides to close sleeves and sides neatly.

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🩷 Ribbing & Button Band

Join yarn at front edge (left side).

Row 1: Ch 2, dc in each st up neckline, ch 2 and skip 2 stitches at center front for buttonhole, continue dc to the other side, join with sl st.
Rows 2–3: Ch 2, alternate fp tr and bp tr for rib texture.
Sew the button on right front, aligned with buttonhole.

🎥 Ribbing & Finishing Tutorial

Size Chart:

Size	Total Width (in)	Back Width (in)	Front Panels (in each)	Foundation Chain (sts)	Rows Back	Rows Front (each)	Neckline Depth (in)	Decrease Stitches (total)	Decrease / Front	Neckline Rows	Armhole Depth (in)	Armhole Sts	Sleeve Length (in)	Rows Sleeve
0–3 mo	16	8	4	32	27	13.5	2	12	6	6.77	3.5	21	5	16.9
3–6 mo	17	8.5	4.25	34	28.8	14.4	2.25	13.5	6.75	7.63	4	24	6	20.3
6–12 mo	18	9	4.5	36	30.5	15.2	2.5	14.5	7.25	8.46	4.5	27	6.5	22.1
12–24 mo	20	10	5	40	33.8	16.9	2.75	16	8	9.3	5	30	7	23.7
2–4 yr	22	11	5.5	44	37.2	18.6	3	17.5	8.75	10.15	5.5	33	8	27.1
4–6 yr	24	12	6	48	40.6	20.3	3.25	19.5	8.46	11	6	36	9	30.5
6–8 yr	26	13	6.5	52	44	22	3.5	21	10.5	11.85	6.5	39	10	33.8
8–10 yr	28	14	7	56	47.4	23.8	3.75	22.5	11.25	12.7	7	42	11	37.3
XS	32	16	8	64	54	27	4	25.5	12.75	14	7.5	45	15	50.8
S	34	17	8.5	68	57.6	28.8	4.25	27	13.5	14.3	8	48	16	54.1
M	36	18	9	72	61	30	4.5	28.5	14.25	15	8.5	51	17	57.7
L	38	19	9.5	76	64.4	31.8	4.75	30	15	16	9	54	18	61.1
XL	40	20	10	80	67.7	33.8	5	31.5	15.75	16.9	9.5	57	19	64.6
XXL	42	21	10.5	84	71	35.6	5.25	33	16.5	17.8	10	60	20	68.0

Chart for resizing:

Size	Chain (sts)	Total Width (in)	Rows Back	Rows Front	Neck Depth (in)	Neckline Sts	Armhole Depth (in)	Armhole Sts	Sleeve Rows
0–3 mo	32	16	27	14	2	12	3.5	21	17
3–6 mo	34	17	29	14	2.25	14	4	24	20
6–12 mo	36	18	30	15	2.5	15	4.5	27	22
12–24 mo	40	20	34	17	2.75	16	5	30	24
2–4 yr	44	22	37	19	3	18	5.5	33	27
4–6 yr	48	24	41	20	3.25	19	6	36	30
6–8 yr	52	26	44	22	3.5	21	6.5	39	34
8–10 yr	56	28	47	24	3.75	23	7	42	37
XS	64	32	54	27	4	26	7.5	45	51
S	68	34	58	29	4.25	27	8	48	54
M	72	36	61	30	4.5	29	8.5	51	57
L	76	38	64	32	4.75	30	9	54	61
XL	80	40	68	34	5	32	9.5	57	65
XXL	84	42	71	36	5.25	33	10	60	68

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